poop water

English

Etymology

From poop +‎ water.

Noun

poop water (uncountable)

1. (colloquial, sometimes derogatory, sometimes proscribed) Reclaimed wastewater.

   Many residents of the nearby town oppose the use of reclaimed wastewater in their tap water supply; they react with disgust at consuming "poop water".

   • 2018, Tonkon Torp LLP, “Trends in Drinking Water: Part Two – Poop Water”, in Ear to the Ground Blog‎^[1]:

     At the other end of the spectrum from raw water is "poop water" — sewage effluent that has been transformed back into safe drinking water.

   • 2019, Deeksha Bathini, “Looking for life, destroying life: Turning poop into water”, in The Tufts Daily‎^[2]:

     Needless to say, the difference between bottled water and poop water was undetectable.

   • 2022, Jean Yamamura, “‘Poop Water’ Floated as Solution to Santa Barbara County’s Water Woes”, in Santa Barbara Independent‎^[3]:

     The technology to clean “poop water” took less energy, was a simpler process, and was cheaper, Williams said.

2. (colloquial, derogatory) Water contaminated with feces; unreclaimed wastewater.

   When the sewage pipes burst, the underground parking garage was flooded with poop water.

   • 2018, smithlevenson, “Poop in Hot Tub”, in Trouble Free Pool‎^[4]:

     There were 3 other kids 5-8 years old in the poop water too.

   • 2019, Fox 13 News - Tampa Bay, “Study: Hernando Co. beaches lead state in percentage of potentially dangerous swimming days”, in Facebook‎^[5]:

     POOP WATER: The study tested more than 260 beaches in Florida and found 180 of them had at least one unsafe beach day in 2018.

   • 2024, Erika Erickson, “Residents decry unsafe conditions as ‘poop water,’ power outages persist at Jeffersonian Apartments”, in WDIV-TV‎^[6]:

     Last year, she said she had “poop water” in her bathtub for two to three days.

3. (colloquial) diarrhea

   I took my dog to the vet because he had poop water.

   • 2024, HClower, “Eat, Poop pure water within 15 minutes, repeat. PLEASE HELP!”, in Sphynx Lair‎^[7]:

     She eats and and within 15 minutes shoots pure poop water out.

   • 2024, Helpful_Surround1812, Reddit‎^[8]:

     It's like straight up poop water or, as you said, "peeing" from your ass. That's my definition of diarrhea.

   • 2025, anonymous author, “I have running poop water like. Past 4 hours. I been hitting the toilet every 60 seconds. More of a diarrhea situation”, in JustAnswer‎^[9]:

     I have running poop water like

4. (colloquial, derogatory) A beverage perceived as being of unsatisfactorily poor quality and taste.

   The cheap soda is nothing but poop water.

   • 2010, system, AnalystForum‎^[10]:

     A lot of why I drink the coffee is I just like having something warm to drink…and decaf coffee tastes like poop water.

   • 2021, ScorchMain6123, Reddit‎^[11]:

     Barq’s is the best. A&W tastes like artificial poop water. Mug is the root beer you get at a 4th grade pizza party.

   • 2022, Beneficial-Seesaw260, Reddit‎^[12]:

     I just moved here yesterday from Forks Washington, the water here tastes so weird. It tastes like poop water and chemicals.